Chelsi

thanks everyone! this site is so helpful!

I got lucky and didn't get a catheter (I had my period and I guess my surgeon wasn't too concerned, I used the bathroom two hours after surgery), I didn't even know I had a UTI before the surgery. They totally surprised me when pre-op called saying so, I had no symptoms! But I'm feeling really good. I'm still sore, but the gas pains are mostly gone and those were the worst!

i actually had a uti before and while i was in the hospital and they were giving me antibiotics the day of and day after surgery. from there i took it for two days at home, and i lost 13lbs, but that was the first week after surgery. i think you should be fine. congrats on the 40lbs!

I'm allowed plain oatmeal at week 3. I can eat cream of wheat/farina now at 1 week post op. Maybe try that instead?

I'm fine, it's been a few hours and nothing happened. But I am curious as to why creamy soups and milk is allowed and not cheese? Is there a difference between cheese getting digested from milk or creamy soups? Just wondering if anyone knows! Thanks!

so my friend and i went to panera bread tonight and i got a cup of cheddar broccoli soup, not even thinking twice that even though it's a cream based soup it's CHEESE. i brought it home and strained it and ate about 1/4 of a cup. so far i haven't had any issues, it went down and didn't come back up. but i don't think cheese is approved on my phase 2 diet. does anyone know why i would be allowed milk and creamy soups but not cheese? is there a big difference?

it will get better! i'm a week out today and i'm feeling good and i'm down 13lbs! it hurts at first, but it's worth it! walk those gas pains off! LOL welcome to this incredible new journey! here's to the new you! congrats!

sleeved 9/18 weight on the day of surgery: 297 weight today (1 week post op): 284! :)

it's glorious to advance up a stage! i'm so bummed that i can't do pureed foods until two more weeks. i know i'm going to be going nuts within a week.

had my first post op appointment today and have been cleared for stage 2! according to my dr's office it's clear liquids plus yogurt, SF pudding, creamy soups (strained), and farina! i'm having some farina right now with cinnamon and it's SO nice to have something a little more substantial in my mouth! LOL. i'm also cleared to drive. road trip, anyone?

my doctor actually said it might not be regular after surgery (even though i'm not regular anyway), but they did say i couldn't use my birth control 4 weeks before and 4 weeks after my surgery. which i find weird, i guess hormones affect you a lot more than you think. hm!

my gas pains went away pretty much after day four. i find if i take sips too soon together i get that weird gas pain, so it definitely reminds me not to do it!

i'm five days post op and i feel amazing as well. i am totally contributing all of it to the crazy amounts of walking i did both in the hospital and as soon as i got home. congrats on the loss! i can't wait to go to the dr tomorrow and see if i lost anything. i know i feel like i did. YAY!

i feel really good! the soreness is going away, and i'm feeling really positive! thanks for asking!

i'm five days post op. they didn't go through my belly button, but right above it and it's definitely the worst out of all the incisions. it's black and blue and really itchy, probably because it is our pants/waistline. i feel your pain! just do what your doctor says, and i'm sure it'll all clear up! good luck!

i'm five days out and i'm craving to actually chew something. i'm on clear liquids until hopefully tuesday and then i'll be able to eat yogurt and farina and stuff. i did freeze one of my protein shakes this afternoon and ate it like ice cream, which satisfied a bit of the chewing problem. it's all mental, though, because i can't drink that much without feeling full. stupid brain!

you will do great! i was so confident until i got into the waiting room and then i lost it. it's scary, it is major surgery. but you need to think about the positive! this is a wonderful thing you're doing and it took so much to admit you needed to do it! focus on the positives, you're going to look fabulous and feel great! good luck! we are all here for you!

i met with my surgeon for consultation on july 2nd and he wanted to schedule me for september right away. but i couldn't pick a date because i had to figure out if i could switch my college classes to online classes because attendance would probably be an issue. they scheduled my surgery for september 19th, but moved me to the 18th. so they scheduled me first and then made all my appointments. i guess it made it more real for me. it gave me a lot of motivation to actually lose the 20lbs they wanted me to lose, and to get all my appointments done quickly. good luck!

i was told no muscle milk because it's got a ton of iffy stuff in it, and it doesn't have a lot of protein.

i hated the bariatric advantage that my doctor recommended. i found premier protein ready to drink shakes to be fantastic. especially now after surgery they're so easy. i also use pure protein chocolate which is great. it doesn't have that overly sweet/fake protein taste i felt the bariatric advantage had. and recently i found body fortress chocolate peanut butter which is AMAZING. i actually was craving some crunch today so i made a shake with water and froze it for about two hours. it was almost like a slushy consistency and it was amazing. i also love the isopure, it's refreshing when the protein shakes feel too thick going down. good luck!

haha i packed a lose set of pajamas for going home in, my kindle and my cell phone and charger. i used none of it, as i was sleeping most of the time.

mather was absolutely wonderful! the nursing staff was phenomenal, i only stayed one night and i felt safe and secure and very well taken care of! there was on mix up when i was transferred from recovery to a room and nobody notified my mother and husband. so they spent three hours waiting to find out where i was. that, i was upset about. but other than that, it was fantastic. it's a center of excellence for bariatric surgery so i was very reaffirmed with choosing dr ahmad and argarwala.

first off, congrats on 54lbs! that's wonderful! you must be feeling so good! but in regards to seeing a change ourselves, my best friend actually has lost about 60lbs in the last year and finally i couldn't take staring at her baggy jeans and i was like "kayla, you need to buy smaller jeans, you look like you're homeless". a lot of the times we don't notice the changes, it takes another persons perspective. maybe go into a store and try on different sizes and see which one you are most comfortable in? try thrift stores and consignment shops too so you're not spending a ton of money on clothes just to go down a size again in a couple of months. just don't look like you're homeless! haha.

just always refer to your nutritionist and surgeon because my post op diet is VERY different from this one.

the only thing i really had a funeral for was alcohol. a week before my three week pre op diet i went out with a bunch of my friends and had two drinks. and after not having alcohol for like two months i was on the FLOOR. i also ate some fried foods, but the next day I was back on the horse. i NEEDED to lose 20lbs before surgery otherwise i felt like my surgeons were going to be angry. they're very intimidating lol. just remember that after surgery you're allowed to eat whatever you want, it's just making the right decision not to eat those things that is harder.